In Land Rovers hand book for the Freelander 1 and Discovery 2 it recommends white spirit and then to be rinsed of well with water. 👍

23rd Sep 2013 11:18 pm

Legoman

Member Since: 04 Nov 2012
Location: UK
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+ for petrol, but don't do over Tarmac.

24th Sep 2013 6:12 am

DirtyDuck

Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Wessex
Posts: 125

nicedayforit wrote:

WD 40 or White Spirit both work really well.

+1 for that - better and cheaper than any "tar remover" products which probably contain similar in lower concentration

17th Sep 2017 8:01 pm

mudslinger

Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: Deep in a cave in the hills
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never gets hot enough in wales for tar on the road to melt so don,t have that problem ...!!! Wales
were the mud is thicker, and the ruts are deeper.
(And we have the water to wash it off, and more on the way..! )
Sd4 and chrome Ar*e piece, Auto box for best fun
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19th Sep 2017 6:22 am

Delboy

Member Since: 31 Aug 2017
Location: Norwich
Posts: 47

njgoldby wrote:

RussJ wrote:

I can understand tar spots getting on the car during the summer when the roads are warm but I bought my Freelander last November in showroom condition and now its covered in the bloody stuff!

Surface dressing! Tar sports and stone chips. Thank you council. Try thinking of a more constructive way to use up you transport budget.
Rant over.

I feel for anyone with a white car, its a never ending job.

Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates the cheap way they 'fix' the roads by spraying and laying.
Worse than useless and must cost £1000's of damage to cars.Derek Hill
2009 FL2 HSE TD4 Auto

19th Sep 2017 9:54 pm

MartynB

Member Since: 08 Aug 2011
Location: Halifax
Posts: 1275

The only way to truly get every micro spot of tar off is a clay bar. Every tar remover or internet tip I've tried has failed in the final anslysis . . All except the clay bar . The positive thing about a white car is that you can see the tar. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Halifax winter necessity.
2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic the Thinking Man's AWD

19th Sep 2017 10:03 pm

Verydisco

Member Since: 12 Oct 2014
Location: south west
Posts: 54

Autoglym for me, or WD forty or brake cleaner but I avoid as it is a bit strong! AG works on 95% of marks anywayPre-Production "000" Td4 FL2 in Santorini Black on Jet Black and Blue...

21st Nov 2017 1:39 pm

keefer996

Member Since: 28 May 2017
Location: camberley
Posts: 28

+1 WD40

21st Nov 2017 2:30 pm

npinksSite Moderator

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AutoSmart Tardis does the trick for me, best i have used by far

21st Nov 2017 3:05 pm

Delboy

Member Since: 31 Aug 2017
Location: Norwich
Posts: 47

Just remember that the solvent based solutions mentioned above (inc. the Autoglym) will also totally remove all traces of wax and polish, so once done those will need to be re-applied, assuming youâ€™re the polishing sort of course.
I bought my car in September and spent time doing ab initial thorough clean.
There was so much tar along the sills, door and wing bottoms that in places it looked like it had been applied by brush.
Clearly the previous keeper wasnâ€™t concerned by tar.
The plastic outer sills were so bad I had to remove them and use a decorators scraper to get the worst off and finish with white spirit. They were so bad I thought Iâ€™d have to buy new ones.
After a lot of effort though they came up good as new so worth it in the end.Derek Hill
2009 FL2 HSE TD4 Auto